194 DISEASES OF THE URINARY AND SEXUAL APPARATUS 



animals that pass small quantities of urine although making every effort 

 to retain it until they are outside; or it may pass away drop by drop when 

 they are moving about or asleep. 



Therapeutics. — The treatment of cystitis may be dietetic, medicinal, 

 or local, according to the symptoms presented. In slight cases it is only 

 necessary to administer non-irritating agents, such as tartaric acid, dilute 

 muriatic acid, liquor potassii acetatis, or infusions of juniper; and a liquid 

 diet, such as milk or soups. This assists in increasing the amount of 

 urine and also in lessening its specific gravity, and by that means cleans 

 out the bladder. In the more acute conditions, we try to correct the con- 



FlG. 82. — Apparatus and method of irrigating the bladder in the dog. 



dition of the urine by means of disinfectants, such as salicylic acid, salol, 

 boric acid, naphthalin, chloride of potassium, or urotropin several times 

 daily in 0.5 doses, helmitol 1.0 three times daily, hetralin 2.0 three times 

 daily, or a decoction of fol. uva ursi. The writer has always obtained 

 good results from the administration of the last two agents. 



In the treatment of this chronic form, besides the various alkaline 

 salts, we should use the resinous diuretics, such as oil of turpentine, 

 balsam of copaiba, or oil of sandalwood. 



The local treatment of the bladder is very effectual. This is done 

 when the urine is found to contain large quantities of bacteria and pus 

 corpuscles, and when ammoniaeal decomposition appears very quickly. 



